# GDP data

• India’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 7.3% in 2020-21.

• This data has been provided in national income estimates released by the National statistical office on monday.

• The gross value added in the economy shrank 6.2% in 2020-21, compared to a 4.1% rise in the previous year.

• Only two sectors bucked the trend of negative GVA growth – agriculture, forestry and fishing, which rose 3.6% and electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services – up 1.9%.

# Supreme court hearing on vaccines

• The government on monday claimed in supreme court that it will inoculate the entire “eligible population” by 2021 end.

• The supreme court demanded a action plan and questioned the efficacy of this claim.

• The court also challenged the differential vaccine pricing policy, saying there needs to be one price for vaccines across the nation.

# Central vista project

• The Delhi high court on monday dismissed a petition seeking to halt the construction activities at the central vista avenue redevelopment project in view of the recent surge in covid-19 cases in the country.

• Delhi high court remarked that there was no reason for the court to suspend the construction activities as the workers were staying at the project site.

• Court also said that this is a motivated petition preferred by petitioners and not a genuine public interest litigation and imposed 1 lakh rupees fine.

# Twitter has to comply with rules

• The Delhi high court on monday said twitter has to comply with the new IT rules for digital media if they have not been stayed by the court.

• Delhi high court judge also issued notice to the centre and twitter on a plea by advocate Amit Acharya, seeking to appoint resident greivance officer under the rule 4 of the information technology (Intermediary guidelines and digital ethics code) rules 2021.

# China’s three child policy

• China will for the first time allow couples to have a third child, the country’s government said on monday.

• It is a further relaxation of family planning rules, five years after a ” two child policy” largely failed to boost birth rates.

• The announcement followed by a meeting of the 25 member politburo, chaired by china’s president and communist party of China general secretary xi jinping.